"You're so quick to talk, insisting on going up the mountain tomorrow. What if it rains again tomorrow? Are we going to brave the rain and go up the mountain?" Zhao Guihua thought her husband's brain just wasn't working very well.
"It won't rain tomorrow. The rain just stopped. You can tell by looking at the clouds in the sky. The sun will definitely come out tomorrow," said Boss Zhou with great certainty.
Before dusk, Zhou Laoda drove his oxcart to town. Zhao Guihua came along with him, bringing half a wild boar meat and half a lard.
"Besides the wild boar meat, I also picked some greens and wild vegetables. Don't be stingy, eat as much as you can," Zhao Guihua said with a smile as she put the things away.
“Yes, Auntie cuts two extra pounds of meat when she cooks, so I can finish it,” Zhou Erfu chimed in.
His words reminded Zhao Guihua, "I just remembered something. Erfu and Sifu can't eat meat this month. Those two boys aren't studying hard enough. They've wasted a whole month studying and haven't learned anything. Sister, you need to keep an eye on them. Don't spoil them. If they still can't recite their lessons when they come back from their next vacation, then continue to punish them."
"Mom, a month is too long. How about half a month? How will my fourth brother and I survive without meat? We'll starve. We're still young and growing. We can't let ourselves go hungry like this." Zhou Erfu shamelessly imitated Wufu and pleaded with his mother.
“When your father and I were young, we never had enough to eat, just like when you and your parents fled with us. Your father and I have grown up now.” Zhao Guihua said coldly, and her attempts to be charming were useless.
Zhou Sifu touched his belly with a worried look on his face. "Mother, my second brother and I have big appetites. If we don't eat meat, we won't have the energy. I'm afraid we'll harm our health."
Seeing that Erfu and Sifu still wanted to say something, Zhao Guihua interrupted them with a stern face, "Don't worry, you won't lose out. There will be plenty of food, and you can eat as much green vegetables and wild vegetables as you want. Just don't eat meat. Alright, you two stop pretending to be pitiful. Your mother has made up her mind. Don't mention this matter again."
As a dutiful daughter, Xingxing ran over to Zhao Guihua and said, "Mom, don't worry, Xingxing will keep an eye on Second Brother and Fourth Brother. If they don't listen carefully to the teacher's lessons, they still won't have meat to eat next month. Xingxing will tell you everything about their performance at school."
Tsk, what a sister who ruins her brother's life.
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